Top five accident hotspots in Surrey

Road Safety Foundation figures and road safety rankings, based on a study compiling figures of reported accidents on Britain’s roads (October 2013), show that Surrey is surprisingly safe, with even the most dangerous roads only being rated as presenting drivers with a low to medium risk of being injured in traffic accidents.

Road traffic accidents in Surrey

While the details for Surrey were compiled as part of the regional study for the whole of south east England, it becomes fairly clear from the safety ranking map for this area that the roads most likely to be the scenes of motoring accidents include the A3 between Guildford and Woking, the A31 (Farnham to Guildford) and the A25 Guildford/Dorking, as well as the A320 between Woking and the M25 and a stretch of the A24 near Ewell. Similar to other regions, the motorways crossing Surrey seem to be the safest places for drivers.

Bus accidents in Surrey

According to a report published by the Surrey Comet, also in October 2013, Eden Road in Kingston is the most notorious road in Surrey in terms of accidents involving buses. Richmond Road and Brook Street are also known to be prone to bus-related accidents. This may be due to the fact that, according to this report, the 65 and 281 bus routes, both of which travel partially along Brook Street and Eden Street (and the 65 bus travels along Richmond Road as well), are believed to be the most dangerous routes in the area.

Injuries by road accident

Injuries by car, bus, motorcycling or cycling accidents can be serious or even fatal. Serious injuries sustained in roadtraffic-related accidents can consist of broken bones, serious head, neck, chest or abdominal injuries, and major back and spinal injuries.

Personal injury compensation

If you were injured in a vehicle accident during the past three years which was caused by another person, you may be entitled to claim for injury compensation, regardless of whether you were a driver, passenger, cyclist or pedestrian.

Claiming for compensation

To claim for driver, pedestrian or passenger injury compensation, call the freephone number of Accident Advice Helpline — 0800 689 0500 (0333 500 0993 from a mobile). Callers are put under no obligation to go ahead with a claim, and all details discussed with our advisers are kept confidential. Those who decide to make a claim for compensation are provided with experienced lawyers operating under no win no fee* agreements.

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